WOLVES winger Matt Jarvis says he is playing with a smile on his face again after regaining his place in Mick McCarthy’s team.

Jarvis was near his best at Old Trafford on Saturday, and heads into back-to-back home games with Stoke and Norwich with his confidence high.

“I’m enjoying getting back to what I do best,” he said. “The way we have played in the last few weeks has helped me and I’m certainly enjoying it.

“The gaffer was saying it was about getting back to what I was doing when I got called up for the England team. That’s what I’ve been trying to do and hopefully it’s working.

“The result was disappointing on Saturday but I enjoyed the way I played and coming up with another assist. I’ve now got to keep doing that week-in, week-out.”

Jarvis expects few favours from the double Molineux test now awaiting Wolves.

“We know only too well that every single game is tough in this league. Norwich had a great start to the season and Stoke have won their last three league games. We’re at home though and this is where we need to pick up results.

“Stoke are always a tough team to play and are on great form so we know we are going to have to be at our best. They have a strong defence so we may need to change our style of attack a little bit.

“I am sure the gaffer will have us working on that so we are fully prepared. We’ve got a good home record recently and we need to keep it going. These are two big games and hopefully we will get the right results from them.”

Jarvis says his link-play with Steven Fletcher bodes well: “It seems to be going well and it is proving a good combination between us.

“It was nice to get another assist and for Fletch to get another goal. Hopefully that’s something we can keep going.

“When you’re a winger, a lot of the time it’s instinct in terms of the strikers and you just know where they are going to be. At the moment he’s getting into some great positions and getting on the end of the crosses. He’s in fantastic form.”